Top baby names in Iowa, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 948 |
| 2 | Amanda | 576 |
| 3 | Jessica | 486 |
| 4 | Amy | 479 |
| 5 | Melissa | 462 |
| 6 | Sarah | 455 |
| 7 | Angela | 421 |
| 8 | Heather | 393 |
| 9 | Nicole | 335 |
| 10 | Michelle | 305 |
| 11 | Lisa | 274 |
| 12 | Kelly | 269 |
| 13 | Sara | 258 |
| 14 | Amber | 244 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 239 |
| 16 | Jill | 234 |
| 17 | Erin | 229 |
| 18 | Stephanie | 218 |
| 19 | Emily | 216 |
| 20 | Megan | 211 |
| 21 | Andrea | 205 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 196 |
| 23 | Kimberly | 193 |
| 24 | Jamie | 192 |
| 25 | Christina | 188 |
| 26 | Laura | 165 |
| 27 | Rachel | 164 |
| 28 | Carrie | 152 |
| 29 | Katie | 149 |
| 30 | Holly | 146 |
| 30 | Julie | 146 |
| 32 | Shannon | 144 |
| 33 | Tara | 138 |
| 34 | Crystal | 137 |
| 34 | Stacy | 137 |
| 36 | Katherine | 136 |
| 37 | Mindy | 134 |
| 38 | April | 124 |
| 38 | Kathryn | 124 |
| 40 | Heidi | 121 |
| 41 | Tiffany | 117 |
| 42 | Mary | 112 |
| 43 | Lindsay | 108 |
| 44 | Christine | 98 |
| 45 | Brooke | 96 |
| 46 | Alicia | 93 |
| 47 | Stacey | 92 |
| 48 | Dawn | 90 |
| 49 | Kristin | 86 |
| 50 | Brandy | 80 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew | 829 |
| 2 | Jason | 799 |
| 3 | Michael | 758 |
| 4 | Joshua | 741 |
| 5 | Ryan | 605 |
| 6 | Christopher | 596 |
| 7 | Nicholas | 579 |
| 8 | Brian | 454 |
| 9 | Justin | 435 |
| 10 | Andrew | 426 |
| 11 | Adam | 417 |
| 12 | Jeremy | 413 |
| 13 | David | 403 |
| 14 | Joseph | 401 |
| 15 | Daniel | 392 |
| 16 | Chad | 389 |
| 17 | John | 388 |
| 18 | James | 381 |
| 19 | Nathan | 359 |
| 20 | Eric | 358 |
| 21 | Robert | 338 |
| 22 | Travis | 321 |
| 23 | Benjamin | 314 |
| 24 | Scott | 307 |
| 25 | Timothy | 300 |
| 26 | Aaron | 291 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 263 |
| 28 | Mark | 235 |
| 29 | Kevin | 220 |
| 30 | William | 210 |
| 31 | Steven | 208 |
| 32 | Thomas | 198 |
| 33 | Jacob | 194 |
| 34 | Anthony | 189 |
| 35 | Brandon | 187 |
| 36 | Bradley | 170 |
| 37 | Dustin | 161 |
| 38 | Jonathan | 147 |
| 38 | Kyle | 147 |
| 40 | Cory | 144 |
| 41 | Shawn | 130 |
| 42 | Richard | 126 |
| 43 | Jesse | 125 |
| 44 | Zachary | 124 |
| 45 | Paul | 121 |
| 46 | Charles | 111 |
| 47 | Patrick | 110 |
| 48 | Shane | 109 |
| 48 | Todd | 109 |
| 50 | Jared | 104 |